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2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Daniel Arkin |Nicole Acevedo |Sophia Pargas |Chloe Melas

Updated The Oscars are back at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. But this year, the film academy has opted for an earlier start time of 7 p.m. ET. That means you can expect to see stars begin to arrive on the red carpet in full glam starting at around 3:30 p.m. ET. Los Angeles is still reeling from the devastating wildfires that decimated whole neighborhoods. But comedian Conan O’Brien, who is hosting the show for the first time, has promised it will be a “fun” night.

Feb 2, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Cohen |Angela Yang |Nicole Acevedo |Sophia Pargas

Updated Comedian Trevor Noah is hosting the Grammys tonight for the fifth consecutive year. Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles will also once again play host to the awards show, which kicks off at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Due to the January Los Angeles wildfires, some organizations (including Universal Music Group, Sony, Spotify, BMG and Warner Music Group) canceled their events around the awards show, instead pivoting to focus on local relief efforts.

Jan 15, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Minyvonne Burke |Sophia Pargas

Drake is moving forward with his legal battle against his own record label and filed a federal lawsuit against Universal Music Group for defamation, alleging that it spread a "false and malicious narrative" when it promoted Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us." The Canadian rapper, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham, filed the 81-page lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Jan 5, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Sophia Pargas

Jan. 6, 2025, 1:17 AM UTCHollywood's "party of the year" returned Sunday with the 82nd Golden Globes. The ceremony, which aired on CBS, kicked off the start of the 2025 awards season. Read the list of the winners as they are announced (below in bold).

Dec 22, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Sophia Pargas

Dec. 22, 2024, 1:00 PM UTCThere was once a time that Amanda Maze, a home health nurse and mother from Kentucky, took out loans to pay for her family’s Christmas presents — a decision she said caused a “vicious cycle” of year-round payments and debt. Now, she’s teaching her half-million TikTok followers that the holidays really can be priceless, or at least closer to it.